Alienware Aurora

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	19.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	9GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 9GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Alienware Aurora (all builds)
Motherboard	Alienware 04VWF2
Memory	0.4 GB free of 9 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100427
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 18:53
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 41.4 2-Core 84.8 46% 68.5 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 336 30% 252 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5870 10,176 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Lighting 27.6 Reflection 20.6 Parallax 24.7 22% 24.3 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 21.3 Splatting 11.2 12% 15.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 20%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 250GB-$46 9,815 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0522A1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 29 87 10 59 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.5% Very poor	Read 243 Write 223 Mixed 7 SusWrite 77.9 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.2 19% 4.93 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 98%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 27GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 118 115 143 143 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.3% Below average	Read 234 Write 69.8 Mixed 143 SusWrite 126 32% 143 MB/s	4K Read 13.4 4K Write 26.9 4K Mixed 12.7 51% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 31.1 DQ Mixed 56.5 54% 90 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 177 172 181 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 177 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 169 96% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 108%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 850GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 158 153 154 154 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 104 Write 188 Mixed 102 SusWrite 154 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 300% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 107%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 8GB 820 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 5GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.24% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.53 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 0.24% Great: 8%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 2GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	0.24% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.48 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 0.24% Great: 8%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2GB free, PID 00ed Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	0.85% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 0.85% Great: 28%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 0099 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	0.24% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.7 SusWrite 0.2 1% 0.57 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 0.24% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 9GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 38% null MHz 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024, 2048, 1024 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.1% Average	MC Read 18 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 19.5 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 10 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 52%

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Alienware Aurora

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	219x
Core i7 930Intel $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples	87x
Core i7 960Intel $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples	51x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	36x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	32x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	12x
MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 3,736 samples	12x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	80x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	73x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	64x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $249

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16